Comparison

Leading Athletics vs UPB Virtual Course

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Leading Athletics

Features
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The Leading Athletics App is designed to support Leaders to provide young people with a fun and enjoyable experience of athletics. This App is full of useful information on how to lead fun games and how to ensure these games are inclusive. These will help children experience the fundamentals of running jumping and throwing. Technical tips are provided to help the leaders support the development of young athletes. The App also acts as a support resource to the Leading Athletics Workshop (run in the UK). The APP is split into three sections: Workbook (free resource) This workbook supports those leaders undertaking the Leading Athletics Workshop. Support Resource (Full Edition – Purchased Content) This resource provides Leaders with useful information on roles and responsibilities, how to lead a fun and inclusive athletics session and further information on how to develop leadership skills. Game Cards (Full Edition – Purchased Content) Game cards are provided within the App which show how to run fun, engaging games designed to help introduce young athletes to the fundamentals of running, jumping and throwing. Subscription Information: To access the Full Edition you will need to purchase the additional content at £11.99. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Privacy Policy: https://www.englandathletics.org/young-athletes-and-schools?media-alias=9db09f66e09339524783 Terms: https://www.englandathletics.org/young-athletes-and-schools?media-alias=071e5096bc6652cffbce

About

UPB Virtual Course

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This app gives easy access to your UPB Training library of programs and media. Watch and listen to digital media including program content and more. UPB Training saves your programs' progress so that you can always pick up where you left off. Inside the UPB Training Mobile app, you can: - Access all your UPB Training programs - Send text and media to the UPB Training coaches

Screenshots

Leading Athletics4 screens
UPB Virtual Course4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UPB Virtual Course at none against Leading Athletics's 1. UPB Virtual Course also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Leading Athletics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UPB Virtual Course asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leading Athletics ships an update every 6 months, UPB Virtual Course every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Leading Athletics versus UPB Virtual Course: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeading AthleticsUPB Virtual Course
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEngland Athletics LtdUnlimited Potential Basketball LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Leading Athletics

One-time1
  • Leading Athletics (Full Edition)$11.99
None

UPB Virtual Course

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Leading Athletics free?
Leading Athletics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UPB Virtual Course free?
UPB Virtual Course is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Leading Athletics or UPB Virtual Course have ads?
Neither Leading Athletics nor UPB Virtual Course shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leading Athletics or UPB Virtual Course?
Leading Athletics ships an update every 6 months, and UPB Virtual Course every 3 weeks. Most recently, Leading Athletics was updated on November 1, 2026 and UPB Virtual Course on November 3, 2026.

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